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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty and Chapter Twenty One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the gunners sponge the guns?
(a) To keep their hands cool.
(b) To keep the gunners from getting too hot.
(c) To make the gunpowder last longer.
(d) To avoid an explosion.

2. Where do Sharpe and Helene stop?
(a) In the forest at a hunting lodge.
(b) In a large city at a hostel.
(c) At a friend of Helene's house.
(d) At a small inn.

3. What kind of hair does the prisoner being hung have?
(a) Long brown hair.
(b) Short blond hair.
(c) Long, black hair.
(d) Short black hair.

4. How did Helene feel about her husband?
(a) Didn't like him.
(b) Loved him greatly.
(c) Hated him with a passion.
(d) Was indifferent to him.

5. From where does Saumier think Wellington will attack?
(a) The river.
(b) The heights.
(c) Over the sea road.
(d) The plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Captain Saumier?

2. What is the prisoner being hung wear on his legs?

3. To where does Helene want to go?

4. What does Hacha think about the death of the Marques?

5. What does Sharpe boil for Helene's skin?

(see the answer key)

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